Union 76 Gasoline

Union 76 Gasoline (HM2GUR)

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N 41° 37.087', W 79° 40.271'

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Created in part by Cherrytree-born brothers Milton and Lyman Stewart, Union Oil Company of California was formed in 1890.
After an early start not far from here in
the Shamburg oil field, and serving in the Civil War, Lyman moved to Calfornia in 1882. Milton supported Lyman's oil ventures financially and was a stockholder in Union Oil
Beacons of Christian morality, the Stewart brothers' company introduced the famous "Union 76" brand in 1932.
Union reorganized as Unocal Corporation in 1983, and merged with Chevron in 2005. The award-winning film "There Will Be Blood" includes a plotline based on the 1910 strategic alliance with Union Oil to construct a pipeline to the Pacific Coast.
Milton''s buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Titusville.
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HM NumberHM2GUR
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Date Added Friday, May 17th, 2019 at 5:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 610706 N 4608230
Decimal Degrees41.61811667, -79.67118333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 37.087', W 79° 40.271'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 37' 5.2200000000002" N, 79° 40' 16.26" W
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